Pavement Trees

Last summer I started shooting concrete and parking lots and dividing lines, fading paint and patterns. Alongside my compulsive inclination to take a photo of every tree branch I see, this contrast to the natural world was a break from the norm. With all the rain this winter, my eye was drawn into the glistening cement and of course...puddles. I am fascinated how my two worlds seem to magically intersect and become one dimensional galaxies both in reflection and in print. It's almost like tree trapping ... yet transient as we know that summer is just around the corner and these accidental worlds will exist no more.









44 comments:

  1. amazing...!!! i love it! <3

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  2. Some look great and trippy. Others look like they were taken in a greasy puddle...

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  3. what iphone software did you use?

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  4. Reminds me of some of the visuals from "the fountain". Love it.

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  5. Hello Ingrid.
    I don't remember how I found your site, but one of the key words were "puddles". :)

    I really like these photos!

    Anu

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  6. found this from photojojo. I also take puddle pictures, I really like these, definitely dreamy and quite a contrast to my own :) - http://eleanordcphotography.weebly.com/puddles-and-portals.html

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  7. WOW! These are amazing!!!!
    (found you from a Photojojo post on Facebook)

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  8. What a brilliant idea! Love the photos! Amazing! :)

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  9. your photos are amazing, im also obsessed with every reflection of a tree in puddles so i relate with your work.

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  10. dreamy and etheral, for sure. mysterious and dark, without being scary. I love them!

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  11. wow this cools sooo amazing! (i know the most overused word in all the comments but it really is the best way to describe these photographs! lol)

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  12. So beautiful! I too am astounded by these magical meeting of worlds ^_^

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  13. I came this way via Photojojo as well. I really love your work!
    These shots are awesome - I love that you overlay with the glitter effect.

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  14. These pictures are gorgeous. I'm actually looking forward to the next rains so that I can go puddle hunting. Awesome.

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  15. some of those almost look like they were in a wallet too long as what looks like on my website :)

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  16. Great series...the power of the images increases exponentially when viewed as a single work of art. Would definitely make a statement exhibited on a gallery wall.

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  17. Absolutely amazing! Yes, and would look even more so displayed as a series on a gallery wall.

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  18. Oh my goodness! breathtakingly beautiful!

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  19. What a great photo eye! You are very talented.

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  20. what a gorgeous series.... i often have photographed in this manner and it is so wonderfully insightful.

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  21. So gorgeous! I would LOVE to have a wall of these prints, they're so beautiful and moody..

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  22. Beautiful. Taking time to smell the roses, and take note of the beautiful in unexpected places is stunning through your lens. Thanks for sharing these.

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  23. Wow. I love trees and branches and enjoy using them in my work. Your photos just excite me. Thanks
    Sally Anne
    www.clayshapergallery.com

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  24. These are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! A reminder that beauty exists in all things!

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  25. Beautiful and fascinating pictures, what a great idea to make something grey and dull into art

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  26. These are so magical! Love them.

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  27. beautiful, magical and inspiring! i thought about your photographs today when i went out to photograph in the street :) thank you!

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